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Oriol Colomes Gene serves as Assistant Professor in the Offshore Engineering section within the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at Delft University of Technology. He leads the Computational Multiphysics in Offshore Engineering research group, focusing on advanced numerical methods for offshore renewable energy applications. His teaching responsibilities include the “Floating and Submerged Structures” module for Civil Engineering master’s students and “Introduction to Computational Dynamics of Offshore Structures” in the Offshore and Dredging Engineering master’s program.
His educational background includes a combined Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Civil Engineering (2011) and a PhD in Civil Engineering (2016) from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, followed by postdoctoral research at Duke University (2016-2020).
Colomes Gene’s research centers on computational multiphysics with emphasis on:
- Development of efficient Finite Element solvers for turbulent flows, free-surface flows, and visco-elasto-plastic solids
- Fluid-structure interaction in complex geometries
- Numerical methods for multi-phase and multi-material systems
- Applications in offshore wind, wave energy, and floating photovoltaics
His scientific recognition includes:
- NWO Open Technologieprogramma subsidy for the RAPID-Wind project (2025)
Colomes Gene actively supervises research within his Computational Multiphysics group and contributes to major collaborative projects including SPARKLES (2024-2030), which investigates nature-positive floating solar solutions. His research is supported by significant grants targeting offshore renewable energy innovation and computational methodology advancement.
His laboratory work focuses on high-performance computing for multiphysics simulations, with particular expertise in developing and validating numerical frameworks for:
- Free-surface flows interacting with structures
- Vortex-induced vibrations
- Complex geometry hydrodynamics
- Hydroelastic response of very large floating structures
